Topic: PAHO
Cayman retains ‘mad cow’ blood-donation ban
Despite the United States and Australia lifting restrictions on blood donations from donors due to concerns over Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Cayman is maintaining the ban following recommendations from the Pan American Health Organisation.
Local doctors urge parents to be ‘aware not alarmed’ over hepatitis
Addressing the reported global increase in hepatitis cases in children, interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton said Cayman needs to be "aware but not alarmed".
PAHO/WHO appoints new representative to the Cayman Islands
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization has appointed Ian Stein to be the representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.
30 days without positives; Cayman’s COVID level moves from ‘sporadic’ to ‘no cases’
Cayman has officially marked 30 days of no COVID-19 cases and with it came a change in the Pan-American Health Organization's transmission level for the country from 'sporadic' to 'no cases'.
No local cases; Zika continues to spread across the Americas
Thirty-one countries in the Americas have documented local cases of Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to causing birth defects in babies of infected women.
Cayman prepares for Zika
Cayman’s public health officials expect the Zika virus to be in the country in the coming months and are preparing the Mosquito Research and Control Unit and the islands’ healthcare workers to deal with the new virus.
